Attached is the Silliker Information Update In this issue: 1.0 FOOD SAFETY & SCIENCE NEWS Codex adopts new food safety standards BSE confirmed in Canadian dairy cow 2.0 INDUSTRY NEWS 2.1 BUSINESS BRIEFS Campbell Soup / Premier Foods / Danone / Tyson / Kraft / Saputo / McCain 2.2 DAIRY Campylobacter outbreak linked to unpasteurized cheese curds Soluble fiber may supplement nutritional content of cheese Nestlé selects Indiana for new facility 2.3 MEAT & POULTRY ConAgra seeks alternative slaughter method for poultry 2.4 PRODUCE New packaging to extend shelf-life of fresh-cut produce Food safety guidelines issued for fresh tomato supply chain CFIA issues cantaloupe safety guidelines
3.0 REGULATORY UPDATE Korea to form new food safety agency FSIS amends suitable ingredient list 4.0 RECALLS & ALERTS Recall notices for EU, US 5.0 CURRENT LITERATURE Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in butter Consumer handling practices regarding Listeria in frankfurters Microbiological profiles of Greek table olives Quantification of GMOs in processed foods 6.0 ENDNOTES
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